Ashtanga, Embodiment and Complex Systems

Reflections during my years of practice with Sharath Jois (2014-2024)

Author: Iain Grysak

Ashtanga, Embodiment and Complex Systems

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This book represent the evolution of my Ashtanga practice for the 10-year period that began in Mysore with Sharath Jois. It also explore physical, energetic and philosophical dimensions of Ashtanga practice.

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About Ashtanga, Embodiment and Complex Systems:

The collected essays in this book represent the evolution of my Ashtanga practice, teaching and worldview for the 10-year period that began with a new teacher, a new home, and a new philosophical and spiritual framework in 2014.

Four of the essays were specifically written about my first, second and fifth trips to practice in Mysore with R. Sharath Jois.

The other essays explore physical, energetic and philosophical dimensions of Ashtanga practice, reinterpreted through my own animistic and complex systems oriented worldview.

Publisher's note for the printed edition: In order to be more enjoyable during reading, this book is in 6" x 9" format. In the same spirit, the paper is cream-colored, which causes less fatigue to the eyes than white paper. All our publications are carefully crafted, both in terms of typography as well as design.

Publisher's note for the Kindle edition: Our Kindle publications are carefully crafted, with Table of Contents, Index, Footnotes and References when applicable. A strong emphasis has been put on the typography as well as the design.

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Iain openheartedly shares his worldview, thoughts on com-plex systems, and intimate experience with his Ashtanga practice, as a student, a teacher, and a disciple of the late Guruji Sharath Jois. His research, arranged into original essays, is laid bare, out of true vulnerability, authenticity, love and hope, believing in all of us - believing that hu-manity can do better... Throughout the essays, it not only becomes clear that consistent and unwavering dedication as well as surrendering to the depths of an asana practice with the right attitude will restructure the body and the mind, but also that difficulties, which inevitably arise with spiritual growth, can be addressed effectively, through an open heart. -Sérgio Ramos, Ashtanga Yoga Nazare, Portugal

This collection of essays bears witness to Iain's ongoing evolution, exploring the intricate complexities of a practitioner's personal and collective realities, embedded within the dynamically interconnected systems shaping our world. Rather than adhering to any cultural narrative or echo chamber, Iain advocates for developing one's unique organic and adaptive identity, at the intersection of decentralized processes that challenge the pursuit of an unattainable perfect state. Instead, he leans towards self-realizing embodied paths which naturally reconcile apparent contradictions. -Sébastien Arcand-Tourigny D.O., osteopath, yogi and musician